national parks

It's definitely a cute photo, but also sad.
Earlier this week, officials in Kootenay National Park put out a warning about a mama grizzly and her two cubs spending a lot of time along the side of Highway 93 South.

It looks like the black bear was just an appetizer.
Grizzly bear No. 122 — known as the dominant male in Banff National Park — completely devoured a small black bear in the Sundance Canyon area last week after chasing away some hikers.

It's that time of year again.
Starting Wednesday until Sept. 15, seasonal trail restrictions are in effect for Lake Minnewanka Trail from Stewart Canyon Bridge to the east park boundary, Aylmer Pass Trail and the Aylmer Lookout Trail.

Eighty-five years ago today, the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton National Park opened to the public. Constructed between 1926 and 1927, the hotel was named for the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII.

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